Single-game tickets available Saturday

Single-game tickets for Bengals 2012 home games will be available to the public beginning this Saturday, July 14. Sales will open at 10 a.m. and will initially be handled exclusively through Ticketmaster -- via Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 or in person at Ticketmaster outlets.

Beyond the crucial games with division opponents Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, the ’12 home schedule is set to offer a slate including Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, the defending league champion New York Giants, Carson Palmer and the Oakland Raiders, and the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. The Pittsburgh game, on Oct. 21, has been selected for NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 16, single-game tickets will also be available directly through the Bengals -- by phone at 866-621-TDTD (8383) or in person at the Paul Brown Stadium ticket office. Throughout the sales period, you'll be able to access on bengals.com a link directly to the Bengals page at Ticketmaster.com.

Many Bengals ticket prices have been significantly reduced for 2012. Single-game pricing begins at $55, for locations which were priced at $73 in 2011.

Everyone saw it coming, but it still didn’t make it any easier Friday when the Bengals released one of their more versatile players and valued leaders across the defensive front and around the locker room in 11-year veteran Robert Geathers.